The BS-3 was based on a B-34 naval gun. The development team was led by V. G. Grabin. The gun was employed by light artillery brigades of tank armies (20 pieces along with 48 ZiS-3) and by corps artillery. In the Second World War the BS-3 was successfully used as a powerful anti-tank gun. It was capable of defeating any contemporary tank at long range. The gun was also used as a field gun. Though in this role it was less powerful than the 122 mm A-19, as it fired a smaller round, the BS-3 was more mobile and had a higher rate of fire. Item No 02331 Item Name Russian 100mm Anti-tank Gun M1944 (BS-3) Bar Code 9580208023311 Scale 1:35 Item Type Static Kit Model Brief Length:256.7mm Width: 59mm Total Parts 210+ Metal Parts N/A Photo Etched Parts 1 piece Film Parts N/A Resin Parts N/A Total Sprues 7 sprues and tires Released Date 2014-01 More Features " The kit consists of over 210 parts ,1 piece of Photo Etched parts - Details finely represented by newly tooled parts - Rubber tires"